It was released to the public on 29 April 1852.[1][page needed] Roget was inspired by the Utilitarian teachings of Jeremy Bentham and wished to help "those who are painfully groping their way and struggling with the difficulties of composition ... this work processes to hold out a helping hand".[2] The Karpeles Library Museum houses the original manuscript in its collection.[3]
Roget described his thesaurus in the foreword to the first edition:
It is now nearly fifty years since I first projected a system of verbal classification similar to that on which the present work is founded. Conceiving that such a compilation might help to supply my own deficiencies, I had, in the year 1805, completed a classed catalogue of words on a small scale, but on the same principle, and nearly in the same form, as the Thesaurus now published.[4]
Roget's Thesaurus is composed of six primary classes.[5] Each class is composed of multiple divisions and then sections. This may be conceptualized as a tree containing over a thousand branches for individual "meaning clusters" or semantically linked words. Although these words are not strictly synonyms, they can be viewed as colours or connotations of a meaning or as a spectrum of a concept.[citation needed] One of the most general words is chosen to typify the spectrum as its headword, which labels the whole group.
Editionsedit
The original edition had 15,000 words and each successive edition has been larger,[3] with the most recent edition (the eighth) containing 443,000 words.[6] The book is updated regularly and each edition is heralded as a gauge to contemporary terms; but each edition keeps true to the original classifications established by Roget.[2] The name "Roget" is trademarked in parts of the world, such as the United Kingdom.[7] By itself, it is not protected in the United States, where use of the name "Roget" in the title of a thesaurus does not necessarily indicate any relationship to Roget directly; it has come to be seen as a generic thesaurus name.[8]
^ abHow to be Really Well Informed in Minutes: All you need to know about everything that matters from the popular 'Briefing' columns. Croydon: Ebury Press. 2012. pp. 74–77. ISBN978-0-09194-706-4.
^ abRoget's Thesaurus 2009-12-28 at the Wayback Machine Karcpeles Library
^HarperCollins (November 5, 2019). "Roget's International Thesaurus, 8th Edition". Retrieved October 17, 2020.
^"Intellectual Property Office". GOV.UK. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
^Lloyd (1982), p. xiii, quote: "The name has become synonymous with the Thesaurus, yet Dr Roget himself is a shadowy figure."
Bibliographyedit
Baumgartner, Jason L.; Waugh, Timothy A. (2002), Erbacher, Robert F.; Chen, Philip C.; Groehn, Matti; Roberts, Jonathan C.; Wittenbrink, Craig M. (eds.), "Roget2000: A 2D Hyperbolic Tree Visualization of Roget's Thesaurus", Visualization and Data Analysis 2002, Bloomington, IN: School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University, 4665: 339, Bibcode:2002SPIE.4665..339B, doi:10.1117/12.458803, S2CID 893530
Emblen, D.L. (1969), "The Library of Peter Mark Roget", The Book Collector, 18 (4 (winter)): 449–469
Hüllen, Werner (2004), A History of Roget's Thesaurus: origins, development, and design, Oxford [England]: Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199254729.001.0001, ISBN1-4237-8876-1
Hüllen, Werner (2009), Networks and knowledge in Roget's Thesaurus, Oxford: Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199553235.001.0001, ISBN978-0-19-955323-5
Kendall, Joshua C. (2008), The Man Who Made Lists: love, death, madness, and the creation of Roget's Thesaurus, New York, ISBN978-0-399-15462-1, OCLC 156902279{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Roget, Peter Mark (1982), Lloyd, Sue (ed.), Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases, Harlow, Essex: Longman, ISBN0-582-55635-X, OCLC 8546324
Roget, Peter Mark (1962) [1852], Dutch, Robert A. (ed.), The Original Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases (Americanized ed.), New York: Longmans, Green & Co./Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
External linksedit
Look up Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
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Roget's Thesaurus at Project Gutenberg
Roget's Hyperlinked Thesaurus - (No longer maintained)
ROGETS THESAURUS, encyclopedia.com
Peter Mark Roget, britannica.com
The Remarkable Roget's Thesaurus, merriam-webster.com
February 16, 2024
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Roget s Thesaurus is a widely used English language thesaurus created in 1805 by Peter Mark Roget 1779 1869 British physician natural theologian and lexicographer Contents 1 History 2 Content 3 Editions 4 See also 5 References 6 Bibliography 7 External linksHistory editIt was released to the public on 29 April 1852 1 page needed Roget was inspired by the Utilitarian teachings of Jeremy Bentham and wished to help those who are painfully groping their way and struggling with the difficulties of composition this work processes to hold out a helping hand 2 The Karpeles Library Museum houses the original manuscript in its collection 3 Roget s schema of classes and their subdivisions is based on the philosophical work of Leibniz see Leibniz Symbolic thought citation needed itself following a long tradition of epistemological work starting with Aristotle Some of Aristotle s Categories are included in Roget s first class abstract relations Content editRoget described his thesaurus in the foreword to the first edition It is now nearly fifty years since I first projected a system of verbal classification similar to that on which the present work is founded Conceiving that such a compilation might help to supply my own deficiencies I had in the year 1805 completed a classed catalogue of words on a small scale but on the same principle and nearly in the same form as the Thesaurus now published 4 Roget s Thesaurus is composed of six primary classes 5 Each class is composed of multiple divisions and then sections This may be conceptualized as a tree containing over a thousand branches for individual meaning clusters or semantically linked words Although these words are not strictly synonyms they can be viewed as colours or connotations of a meaning or as a spectrum of a concept citation needed One of the most general words is chosen to typify the spectrum as its headword which labels the whole group Editions editThe original edition had 15 000 words and each successive edition has been larger 3 with the most recent edition the eighth containing 443 000 words 6 The book is updated regularly and each edition is heralded as a gauge to contemporary terms but each edition keeps true to the original classifications established by Roget 2 The name Roget is trademarked in parts of the world such as the United Kingdom 7 By itself it is not protected in the United States where use of the name Roget in the title of a thesaurus does not necessarily indicate any relationship to Roget directly it has come to be seen as a generic thesaurus name 8 See also editMoby ThesaurusReferences edit Hullen full citation needed a b How to be Really Well Informed in Minutes All you need to know about everything that matters from the popular Briefing columns Croydon Ebury Press 2012 pp 74 77 ISBN 978 0 09194 706 4 a b Roget s Thesaurus Archived 2009 12 28 at the Wayback Machine Karcpeles Library Lloyd 1982 p xix Table of contents Archived March 16 2013 at the Wayback Machine HarperCollins November 5 2019 Roget s International Thesaurus 8th Edition Retrieved October 17 2020 Intellectual Property Office GOV UK Retrieved May 13 2020 Lloyd 1982 p xiii quote The name has become synonymous with the Thesaurus yet Dr Roget himself is a shadowy figure Bibliography editBaumgartner Jason L Waugh Timothy A 2002 Erbacher Robert F Chen Philip C Groehn Matti Roberts Jonathan C Wittenbrink Craig M eds Roget2000 A 2D Hyperbolic Tree Visualization of Roget s Thesaurus Visualization and Data Analysis 2002 Bloomington IN School of Library and Information Science Indiana University 4665 339 Bibcode 2002SPIE 4665 339B doi 10 1117 12 458803 S2CID 893530 Emblen D L 1969 The Library of Peter Mark Roget The Book Collector 18 4 winter 449 469 Hullen Werner 2004 A History of Roget s Thesaurus origins development and design Oxford England Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 acprof oso 9780199254729 001 0001 ISBN 1 4237 8876 1 Hullen Werner 2009 Networks and knowledge in Roget s Thesaurus Oxford Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 acprof oso 9780199553235 001 0001 ISBN 978 0 19 955323 5 Kendall Joshua C 2008 The Man Who Made Lists love death madness and the creation of Roget s Thesaurus New York ISBN 978 0 399 15462 1 OCLC 156902279 a href Template Citation html title Template Citation citation a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Roget Peter Mark 1982 Lloyd Sue ed Roget s Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases Harlow Essex Longman ISBN 0 582 55635 X OCLC 8546324 Roget Peter Mark 1962 1852 Dutch Robert A ed The Original Roget s Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases Americanized ed New York Longmans Green amp Co Dell Publishing Co Inc External links edit nbsp Look up Appendix Roget MICRA thesaurus in Wiktionary the free dictionary nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roget s Thesaurus Roget s Thesaurus The Original Manuscript at Karpeles Manuscript Library Searchable 1911 version hosted by the University of Chicago Roget s Thesaurus at Project 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